Thursday, April 9, 2009

Federico Macheda profile: teenager able to score

On Sunday, 17-year-old Federico Macheda became the youngest goalscorer in this season's Premier League when he scored the winning goal for Manchester United against Aston Villa (3-2).

The previous youngest goalscorer this season was Macheda's teammate Danny Welbeck at 17 years and 355 days.

On 10 April 2005, Everton’s James Vaughan became the youngest goalscorer in the Premier League era at 16 years and 270 days.

Youngest goalscorers Premier League 2008/2009
Age Player Nation Date Match

17-226 Federico Macheda ITA 05 Apr 2009 Manchester United - Aston Villa 3-2
17-355 Danny Welbeck ENG 15 Nov 2008 Manchester United - Stoke City 5-0
18-122 Rafael BRA 08 Nov 2008 Arsenal - Manchester United 2-1
18-330 Dan Gosling ENG 28 Dec 2008 Everton - Sunderland 3-0
18-358 Daniel Sturridge ENG 24 Aug 2008 Manchester City - West Ham United 3-0
19-129 Junior Stanislas ENG 04 Apr 2009 West Ham United - Sunderland 2-0
19-216 Theo Walcott ENG 18 Oct 2008 Arsenal - Everton 3-1
19-268 Ched Evans WAL 21 Sep 2008 Manchester City - Portsmouth 6-0
19-336 David N'Gog FRA 03 Mar 2009 Liverpool - Sunderland 2-0
20-004 Andy Carroll ENG 10 Jan 2009 Newcastle United - West Ham United 2-2

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